These picks could be valuable. Who knows, they could use them to draft some real talent. Maybe they land 3 real superstar MVP caliber players through the draft, and hit on a couple of other later picks for some solid role players, and have themselves a perennial contender. Then they might have to pay them eventually,…

Most of the picks are thrown into the future. There’s just so many variables that will effect where a 2025 pick will land. Houston might be a lottery team! Miami could be in 2023! Or Pence will be president and basketball will be outlawed and Miami underwater.

The Pistons deal would put butts in the seats, but by god will it flame out epically. Five years ago, you put D-Rose, Blake, and Russ on the same team, you’re gonna get shouts of “Finals or Bust!” Now, it’ll be “4 seed or bust!”

I’m pretty sure OKC replacing the least movable contract in the sport with the second-least movable contract in the sport is not what they are going for with a Westbrook trade. Is your brother GM Doc Rivers?

This happened to a friend about 10 years ago. He was home visiting family in New Mexico over the holidays and a drunk driver ran the light and t-boned the car he was a riding in. His window was down and his arm was hanging out and took the full force of the car. Lost his arm right above the elbow and there was really…